Alaska earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska on Sat, Dec 21, 2024, 11:50 PM AKST (08:50 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2024-12-22 08:50:37 UTC
Depth
0.4 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.165° N, 140.099° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.6161 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 650 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.9130 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 644 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.9157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 638 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.9156 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 638 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.6135 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 636 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.7110 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 636 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.6151 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 1.788 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 635 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.685 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 635 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.5150 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 635 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.988 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 634 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.793 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 634 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.0141 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 632 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 1.5102 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 629 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.7130 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 627 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.6124 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 627 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.6152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 626 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.0168 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 626 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.7144 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 626 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.592 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 621 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.5159 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 620 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.9154 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 620 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.7121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 619 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.6149 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 619 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.5169 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 619 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.7122 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 619 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 1.9157 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.5121 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 617 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.9101 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 615 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.891 km S of Alcan Border, Alaska · 612 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.7192 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 612 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.5191 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 612 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.5147 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 595 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 1.9119 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 594 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.5152 km ESE of McCarthy, Alaska · 654 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.5122 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 656 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.580 km ENE of McCarthy, Alaska · 657 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.8133 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 661 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.5131 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 661 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.5123 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 662 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.598 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 662 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.089 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 674 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.9118 km E of McCarthy, Alaska · 677 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.2163 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 677 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.8121 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 677 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.2134 km SE of McCarthy, Alaska · 678 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak024gejx6ez. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.